Kristen Kurland

Professor Kurland's teaching at CMU includes building information modeling (BIM), computer aided design (CAD), 3D visualization, computer aided facility management (CAFM), and geographic information systems (GIS). At the Heinz College, she also teaches Enterprise Data Analytics to executive physicians in the Master of Medical Management (MMM) program and is a faculty advisor for Heinz College Health Care Management students and projects. She has a strong interest in distance education and has been teaching through this medium since 1999. Her distance courses are taught in Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Heinz College MMM, Master Science of Information Technology (MSIT), and CMU Africa programs.

She is the recipient of numerous awards including the 2020 Carlow University Women of Spirit award; the 2012 Esri Health Communications Award; the 2005 Heinz College Martcia Wade Teaching Award; the 1998, 2000, and 2003 ARCHIBUS, Inc., Outstanding Educator Award; and the 2004 Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), Special Achievement in GIS Award.

Kristen Kurland is also the co-author of a series of best-selling GIS workbooks that are used by universities, colleges, and self-learners. She is a keynote speaker at conferences nationally and internationally. Her accomplishments were the focus of chapter in a recent book by Esri Press highlighting twenty-two global women of influence in GIS.